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Pardot Users Conference

So I attended the Pardot Users Conference in Atlanta, GA.   Users conferences, when well done as this one, can really boost confidence in the system and provide a great opportunity for face-to-face time. When I arrived, there were a sea of smiling Pardot folks in grey shirts guiding us around and answering questions. The W Hotels are trendy and the event venue for the conference here was no exception.

My knowledge of Pardot was limited, but engaging two new of our clients who are users, there was no greater motivation to get up to speed quickly.  Also with the chance to get to know another marketing tech company and it’s product, I was very much looking forward to the event.

For those of you new to Pardot,

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Focus Areas in Marketing Operations

While spending any time in this space, you’ve probably stumbled upon a variety of operational and technological themes.  In building and maintaining a sales/marketing ecosystem, there are many moving parts to consider.

Here are a few common areas of focus we face:

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Marketing Automation Buzzword Bingo

Lead Scoring! Social Login! Marketing/Sales Alignment! Multi-Channel Marketing! Big Data! BINGO

You’ve probably been in this situation or similar to it:

  1. “Team, I just read an article about social marketing.  We need to get on Twitter,” said the manager.   “Okay, what are we going to post?,” the marketer responds.   “Anything and everything that is news worthy for 5 times a day,” the manager squawks back.

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Balancing the Demand Equation – Book Review

Supporting the marketing/sales organizations, operations folks are constantly meeting various demands while balancing the theoretical vs. practical.   In the foray, we struggle find the opportunity to step back and regroup to understand the changing buying process.  The newest book Balancing the Demand Equation, by Adam Needles, Chief Strategy Officer @ Left Brain DGA serves as a guide to do this.

A bit of a disclaimer:  In my search for as much B2B marketing advice as I could find, I followed Adam through his blog “Propelling Brands” then had the pleasure of working with him at Silverpop, an Email Marketing Automation firm.

Balancing the Demand Equation is about the changing B2B environment where relevancy and efficiency matter most, but marketers are currently unable to deliver.

Adam discusses two themes:  

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